Drive All Night

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Disc 2 track 8 of The River, 1980. Written around 1977 and considered for Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Parts of the song were first heard in public at Passaic's Capitol Theater on New Year's Eve 1977 during the so-called 'Sad Eyes' interlude in "Backstreets", and continued to be utilized as such during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour.

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Credits

• The River (1980)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, piano
  • Roy Bittan: organ
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums, percussion

Performances

Performed live 92 times (not including snippet performances). 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA 2013-07-27 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 2013-06-26 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2012-11-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2012-10-19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON 2012-08-14 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2009-07-21 Stadio Olimpico, Turin, Italy 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 2008-07-28 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2008-07-05 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2005-11-22 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ 2005-11-21 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ 2005-11-19 Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL 2005-11-17 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2005-11-16 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 2005-11-13 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ 2005-11-11 Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 2005-11-08 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-06-07 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England 1981-01-23 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC 1980-12-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-12-16 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-04 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-11-23 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1980-11-20 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1980-11-11 LSU Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1980-11-09 Special Events Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 1980-11-08 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1980-10-27 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1980-10-25 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 1980-10-24 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA 1980-10-18 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 1 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 47 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 1 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 8 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 2 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 3 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 8 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 22 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Snippets

Performed live 1 times as a snippet. 1977-12-31 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ

The "Sad Eyes interlude", which sometimes included elements of "Drive All Night", has been performed live 182 times as part of "Backstreets". 2023-02-03 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA 2014-05-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX 2014-04-15 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH 2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2014-02-16 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-02-12 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 2013-06-20 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2013-05-31 Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy 2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-05-03 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2012-06-02 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 1985-06-21 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 1985-06-13 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1985-04-23 Ōsaka-Jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan 1985-04-22 Ōsaka-Jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan 1985-03-28 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1984-10-19 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1984-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1984-09-12 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1984-09-05 Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA 1984-08-28 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1984-08-25 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1984-08-17 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-08-16 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-08-11 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-08-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1984-07-30 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1984-07-27 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 1984-07-26 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON 1984-07-23 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON 1984-07-18 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1984-07-15 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1984-07-12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI 1984-07-08 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1984-07-05 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1984-06-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1978-12-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-12-20 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA 1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1978-12-07 Special Events Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 1978-12-05 LSU Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1978-12-01 Lloyd Noble Center, University Of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 1978-11-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1978-11-28 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1978-11-27 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO 1978-11-21 McGaw Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 1978-11-18 Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1978-11-17 Munn Ice Arena, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1978-11-16 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1978-11-14 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY 1978-11-12 RPI Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 1978-11-08 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC 1978-11-07 Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1978-11-05 UNH Fieldhouse, University Of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 1978-11-04 Patrick Gymnasium, University Of Vermont, Burlington, VT 1978-11-02 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1978-11-01 Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1978-09-30 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 1978-09-29 Boutwell Memorial Auditorium, Birmingham, AL 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 1978-09-15 Palladium, New York City, NY 1978-09-13 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA 1978-09-12 Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY 1978-09-10 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1978-09-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1978-09-06 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL 1978-09-05 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH 1978-09-03 Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, MI 1978-09-01 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI 1978-08-29 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-08-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-08-26 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1978-08-25 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 1978-08-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1978-08-21 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1978-08-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-08-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-08-15 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA 1978-08-12 Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME 1978-08-10 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY 1978-08-09 Agora (The), Cleveland, OH 1978-08-07 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI 1978-08-05 Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY 1978-08-04 Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV 1978-08-01 Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, SC 1978-07-31 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC 1978-07-29 Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL 1978-07-28 Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 1978-07-18 Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS 1978-07-16 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA 1978-07-15 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX 1978-07-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX 1978-07-12 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX 1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA 1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC 1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA 1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978-06-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1978-06-16 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS 1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE 1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1978-06-10 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN 1978-06-09 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI 1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1978-06-05 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH 1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1978-06-02 Halsey Field House, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-30 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-29 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-26 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-24 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY 1977-12-31 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 1977-05-12 Monmouth Arts Center, Red Bank, NJ 1977-03-25 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1977-03-24 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1977-03-23 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1977-03-22 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1977-03-20 Alumni Hall, Providence College, Providence, RI 1977-03-19 Central Maine Youth Center, Lewiston, ME 1977-03-18 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 1977-03-15 Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY 1977-03-14 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY 1977-03-13 Towson Center, Towson State University, Towson, MD 1977-03-11 Gymnasium, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 1977-03-10 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH 1977-03-06 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 1977-03-05 Jai-Alai Fronton, Orlando, FL 1977-03-04 Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL 1977-03-02 Civic Center Auditorium, Atlanta, GA 1977-02-28 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 1977-02-27 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1977-02-26 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN 1977-02-25 Edward C. Elliott Hall Of Music, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 1977-02-23 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 1977-02-22 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI 1977-02-19 St. Paul Civic Center Theatre, Saint Paul, MN 1977-02-17 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1977-02-15 Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit, MI 1977-02-13 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1977-02-10 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY 1977-02-08 Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977-02-07 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1976-11-04 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-03 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-11-02 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-30 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-29 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-28 Palladium, New York City, NY 1976-10-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-25 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1976-10-17 McDonough Arena, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1976-10-16 William & Mary Hall, The College Of William And Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1976-10-13 Wilkins Theatre, Kean College, Union, NJ 1976-10-12 Rutgers Gym, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1976-10-10 Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1976-10-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1976-10-05 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 1976-10-02 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 1976-09-30 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-29 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA 1976-09-26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ

Released on Album

Released on The River (1980) and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 52 official live downloads:

• 2017-01-27 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
• 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-25 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
• 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
• 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
• 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
• 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
• 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
• 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
• 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
• 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
• 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
• 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
• 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
• 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
• 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
• 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
• 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
• 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
• 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
• 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
• 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
• 2005-11-22 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series Collection: Songs Of The Road (2018), and The Live Series: Songs On Keys (2023).

On The Tracks

DRIVE ALL NIGHT - V1a	8:22	LM-2 / DDO / DO-1 / AM / UP / LMEC2
DRIVE ALL NIGHT - V1b	8:23	UP
DRIVE ALL NIGHT - V2	4:42	LM-2 / AM / UP
DRIVE ALL NIGHT - V3	0:30	LM-7
DRIVE ALL NIGHT - V4	8:22	RIVER

Note: Studio logs indicate that Springsteen worked on this song at two sessions in 1977; June 16 at Atlantic Studios and August 24 at Record Plant. V1 is definitely from that June session, V2 is probably also from June (see image), but could be from the August session. If V2 is from June, then the August 24 take does not currently circulate among collectors. V2 has a different opening and is shorter, lacking Clarence's saxophone solo. Note that some bootleg CDs (such as Godfather's 'The Unbroken Promise') include two versions of the eight minute "Drive All Night"; they may be the same recording, but since two bootleg collections carry them, we list them as alternate mixes. Listed on some early vinyl boots by the title "Sad Eyes".

Bruce re-recorded the vocal track during the River sessions, using the 1977 Darkness backing track for V4, officially released on The River. V3 was worked on at Power Station (possibly on February 24, 1980, a date found in the studio logs), again with Springsteen singing over the backing track. V4 was completed on March 8 or 16. Preliminary mixing took place on April 10 by Neil Dorfsman; the song was later remixed by Toby Scott at Clover Recorders, Los Angeles. Springsteen is credited with the piano on this track. The only song from The River to be recorded by Jimmy Iovine, a final confirmation that the backing track was recorded during the Darkness sessions.

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^{Studio Sessions: Darkness On The Edge Of Town}

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Lyrics

Drive All Night

When I lost you honey, sometimes I think I lost my guts too
And I wish God would send me a word, send me something I'm afraid to lose
Lying in the heat of the night like prisoners all our lives
And I get shivers down my spine, girl, and all I wanna do is hold you tight

Baby baby baby, I swear I'll drive all night again just to buy you some shoes and to taste your tender charm
And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms, oh yeah, oh yeah

Yes I do, 'cause tonight there's fallen angels and they're waiting for us down in the street
And tonight there's calling strangers, hear them crying in defeat
And let them go, let them go, let them go do their dances of the dead
Let 'em go right ahead, girl, you just dry your eyes
And come on come on come on come on, let's go to bed

Baby baby baby, I swear I'll drive all night again just to buy you some shoes and to taste your tender charm
And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms, oh yeah, oh yeah

My love, my love, my love

Let's start right now
There's machines and there's fire, baby, waiting on the edge of town
Out there for hire but baby they can't hurt us now
'Cause you've got, you've got, you've got my, my love, girl, you've got my love, girl
Through the wind, through the rain, the snow, the wind, the rain
You've got, you've got my, my love, oh girl you've got my love
You've got, you've got my love, oh girl you've got my love
You've got, you've got my love, oh girl you've got my love
You've got, you've got my love, oh girl you've got my love
Heart and soul, heart and soul, heart and soul, heart
Take it easy baby
Don't worry darling, 'cause you don't have to
And don't cry now (don't cry now)
Baby don't cry now (don't cry now)
No don't cry now (don't cry now)
No don't cry now (don't cry now)
Just dry your eyes, little baby (don't cry now)
Yeah dry your eyes (don't cry now)
'Cause baby I'll drive all night (don't cry now)
I swear I'll drive all night (don't cry now)
Through the wind, through the rain, through the snow, through the rain, through the wind, through the snow, through the rain (don't cry now)
I swear I'll drive all night (don't cry now)
I swear I'll drive all night (don't cry now)
Through the wind, through the rain, through the snow, through the rain, through the wind, through the rain, through the wind, through the snow, through the …………

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